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Transport in BL1 6JP

Stations, bus stops and tram stops near BL1 6JP, and how the people who live here get to work.

Neighbourhood
Smithills
Council
Bolton
Region
North West
Neighbourhood population
1,596 (2024)
Transport

How well connected BL1 6JP is

36 bus stops within a ten-minute walk (800m) and 0 stations and tram stops within a mile, measured from BL1 6JP itself. Connectivity scores 3.0 out of 10: limited.

Connectivity
3.0/ 10

Limited. Based on stops within walking distance rather than service frequency, with rail and metro weighted above buses.

Bus stops
36
Within 800m
Rail
0
Within a mile
Metro & tram
0
Within a mile
Stations

The nearest stations

  • 01
    Hall i' th' Wood Rail Station
    Rail station
    1.7 miles
  • 02
    Bolton Rail Station
    Rail station
    2.0 miles
  • 03
    Bromley Cross Rail Station
    Rail station
    2.1 miles
  • 04
    Lostock Rail Station
    Rail station
    2.4 miles

Nearest bus stop: Smithills High School, 28 yards away.

Commuting

How people get to work

34.8% of working residents in the BL1 6JP area mostly work from home, broadly in line with the England average of 31.5%. 57.1% drive to work.

BL1 6JPEngland
Work from home34.8%31.5%
Drive57.1%44.5%
Car passenger2.7%3.9%
Bus or coach0.6%4.3%
Train0.4%2%
Underground, metro or tram0.1%1.9%
On foot1.7%7.6%
Bicycle0.8%2.1%
Other1.9%2.2%
Cars

Car ownership

7.4% of households in the BL1 6JP area have no car or van, less than half the England average of 23.5%.

BL1 6JPEngland
No car or van7.4%23.5%
134.3%41.3%
244.1%26.1%
3 or more14.3%9.1%

Sources: Department for Transport NaPTAN stop register; Census 2021 (ONS) / Scotland's Census 2022 (NRS). Distances are straight-line. Open Government Licence v3.0.

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